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Monthly Statistical Snapshot, December 2019

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Table 1. Number of people receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, or both
Table 2. Social Security benefits
Table 3. Supplemental Security Income recipients
Table 1. Number of people receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or both, December 2019 (in thousands)
Type of beneficiary Total Social Security only SSI only Both Social Security and SSI
All beneficiaries 69,053 60,976 5,395 2,682
Aged 65 or older 49,573 47,275 1,007 1,291
Disabled, under age 65 a 13,424 7,646 4,388 1,391
Other b 6,056 6,056 . . . . . .
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to a primary and a secondary benefit (dual entitlement) are counted only once in this table. SSI counts include recipients of federal SSI, federally administered state supplementation, or both.
. . . = not applicable.
a. Includes children receiving SSI based on their own disability.
b. Social Security beneficiaries who are neither aged nor disabled (for example, early retirees, young survivors).
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

For detailed annual and time series program data, see our Annual Statistical Supplement.

Table 2. Social Security benefits, December 2019
Type of beneficiary Beneficiaries Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
Total 64,064 100.0 88,523 1,381.79
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 54,139 84.5 77,385 1,429.37
Retirement benefits 48,227 75.3 70,181 1,455.22
Retired workers 45,094 70.4 67,770 1,502.85
Spouses of retired workers 2,431 3.8 1,911 786.07
Children of retired workers 702 1.1 501 712.77
Survivor benefits 5,912 9.2 7,204 1,218.51
Children of deceased workers 1,916 3.0 1,727 901.56
Widowed mothers and fathers 117 0.2 121 1,034.33
Nondisabled widow(er)s 3,632 5.7 5,167 1,422.69
Disabled widow(er)s 246 0.4 187 760.03
Parents of deceased workers 1 (L) 1 1,270.51
Disability Insurance 9,925 15.5 11,139 1,122.23
Disabled workers 8,378 13.1 10,537 1,257.65
Spouses of disabled workers 113 0.2 41 362.14
Children of disabled workers 1,434 2.2 560 390.92
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly OASDI information, visit the Actuary's website for Beneficiary Data.

Table 3. Supplemental Security Income recipients, December 2019
Age Recipients Total payments a (millions of dollars) Average monthly payment b (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent
All recipients 8,077 100.0 4,816 565.69
Under 18 1,132 14.0 796 669.78
18–64 4,647 57.5 2,963 593.38
65 or older 2,298 28.5 1,057 458.63
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes retroactive payments.
b. Excludes retroactive payments.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

For more detailed monthly SSI information, see SSI Monthly Statistics.